Temperature-dependent development of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): A degree-day model with implications for range limits in New Zealand.

New Zealand Entomologist

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-100

  Hartley, Stephen ^a   Lester, Philip J ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Climate; Developmental rates; Distribution; Effective temperature; Invasive species

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007795383     PISSN: 00779962     EISSN: 11793430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2003.9722113     Document Type: Article

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